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The United Patternmakers Association was a trade union in the United Kingdom. The association was founded in 1872 to represent skilled patternmakers in England,〔 following a strike by patternmakers along the River Tyne and River Wear for a nine-hour day.〔 Originally based in London, it transferred its headquarters to Manchester in 1896, to Leeds in 1903, then to Eccles in 1908, returning to London in 1912. The Associated Patternmakers of Scotland union merged into it in 1912.〔John B. Smethurst and Alan Carter, ''Historical Directory of Trade Unions, Volume 6'', pp.204-205〕 During the 1930s, George Buchanan was the union's president, and the union focussed considerable attention on anti-fascist activity. It was initially sympathetic to the Independent Labour Party's split from the Labour Party, although by 1935 Buchanan's union backing was withdrawn.〔Matthew Worley, ''Labour's Grass Roots'', p.61〕 It retained a strong craft unionist approach, and resisted the prevailing trend of admitting workers in allied trades.〔Hugh Armstrong Clegg, ''Trade Union Officers'', p.16〕 In 1969, the union renamed itself the Association of Patternmakers and Allied Craftsmen.〔Arthur Ivor Marsh, ''Concise Encyclopedia of Industrial Relations'', p.224〕 By 1979, its membership stood just under 10,000, mostly in the English Midlands. Only three members were women.〔Arthur Ivor Marsh, ''Trade Union Handbook'', p.260〕 In 1984, it merged into the Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Section.〔 ==General Secretaries== :1884-1917: William Mosses :1917-1941: Alan Findlay :1941-1967: Wilfred Beard :1967-1984: Gerry Eastwood 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United Patternmakers Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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